West Chester hires new assistant fire chief

The West Chester Twp. trustees welcomed the newest member of their staff Tuesday — Assistant Fire Chief Stephen Oughterson.

Oughterson will be in charge of operations and will earn $88,000 a year. Oughterson is filling the position that was vacated when the trustees named Rick Prinz chief in December 2015.

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Oughterson hails from the city of Lebanon Fire Department where he was a shift commander and accreditation manager. He worked at that department for 13 years. He has a bachelor of science degree in fire science, engineering and technology from the University of Cincinnati and an executive fire officer designation from the National Fire Academy.

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